Mets outfielder Chris Young sat out of Monday’s regular-season opener because of a right quadriceps strain that he suffered during the team’s late-March exhibition games against the Blue Jays in Montreal.

The Mets signed the 30-year-old Young to a one-year, $7.25 million free agent contract this winter and were optimistic that he would provide a big boost to their offense after he hit .310/.365/.500 during the spring.

Young was an All-Star with the Diamondbacks in 2010 when he tallied 27 homers, 91 RBI and 28 steals.